SGPD: Juvenile 'intimidated' into prostitution

Additional charges filed against Las Vegas duo

11:04 PM,
Aug. 27, 2013

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St. George Police officials now say a 17-year-old female taken into custody after a prostitution sting last Friday was transported across state lines into Utah by two Las Vegas residents through "intimidation or fear" to perform sexual acts.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office, SGPD and Homeland Security conducted a prostitution sting last Friday that led to the arrests of 23-year-old Leroy Haley II and 20-year-old Francis Mary Uhrhan. Subsequent child endangerment and drug charges were filed Tuesday against Haley and Uhrhan, in addition to the charges of human trafficking and ...